We tend to get a bit USA centric from time to time. Thanks for the
reminder. We are now paying about
USD 2.30 per gallon for regular gasoline here and it is killing us!

I know it is more expensive in most other countries.

The costs for my motor glider to ship from Slovenia to Cobra is ? 937.00
including insurance, ? 96.00 for handling charges
and about $3300 to ship glider plus trailer from Europe to Los Angeles.

In case the Euro symbol doesn't survive, the first two amounts are in Euros
and the last is in USD.

This seems fairly reasonable to me.

You are right in that there are no taxes assessed in the US for the
importation.
Many States, however, will assess personal property and/or sales taxes.
In most States these will rarely exceed $1200 or so, including the trailer
registration.

Lucky we are and thanks again for the reminder.

Allan

"Armando Pucci" wrote in message
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You are a really luck guys!

In many countries you have to pay importation tax and
duties.

To import my Ventus 2cM I paid ocean freight, container
rental fee, insurance, and 30% as tax.

....Snip...